Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1887-08-19
Canada Thistle.
To BE CONTINUED.

Section 7420.-It shall be the
duty of every owner, lessee or 9th
er occupant of any lands in this
state, and of every railroad CON-
pany, partnership, lessee or othel
corporation of persons owning OF
operating any railroad in this
state, within the limits of the right
of way of such railroad, and all
grounds owned or controlled by
such railroad, and on all grounds
owned or controlled by such CON-
pany, lessee or person, to cut, or
cause to be cut down, all Canada
thistles, standing, being or grow
ing thereon, or any road or high
way passing through, by or over
such lands or right of way, SO often
in each and every year as shall be
sufficient to prevent said thistle
from going to seed; and if any
owner, lessee or other occupant of
any lands, or railroad company,
partnership, lessee or other cor
poration or person owning, or OPP
Grating any railroads in this state
shall, knowingly, suffer any such
Canada thistle to grow thereon
and the seed thereof to ripen, sc
as to cause or endanger the spread
thereof such corporation, owner,
lessee or other person, shall forfeit
and pay the sum of ten dollars for
every such offense; and such sum
forfeited, may be recovered, by
civil action in the name of the
road overseer or other person hav-
ing charge of the streets, roads OF
highways in the district or place
where such thistles may be allow
ed to grow or seed, before any
justice of the peace of the county,
city, town or township, in which
the offense is committed, and all
sums recovered by virtue of this
section shall be paid to the use of
Tic County SCuOOl luuu.
Section 7421--When Canada
thistles are or may hereafter be
rown upon unoccupied lands, the
owner of which is not residence
of the county in which such lands
lie, it shall be the duty of the road
overseer or other person having
charge of the roads and highways
in the district or place where such
lands lie, to cut, or cause to be cut
down, such thistles, so as to pre-
vent the seed from ripening, and
for that purpose shall have autho-
rity to call to his assistance any
road hands of his district, and to
enter on such lands without being
liable to an action of trespass
therefor; and such overseer OF 9TH
er person shall keep an accurate
account of the expense incurred by
him in cutting, or causing to be
cut such thistle, with respect to
each tract of land entered thereon
for that purpose, and he shall YER
lfy such statement under his oath
and transmit the same to the coun-
ty clerk or other officer whose
duty it is or may be to extend
state and county taxes on tax books
or bills against real estate and such
clerk or other officer shall extend
the aggregate expense so charged
against each tract of land against
the same, as special tex, which
shall then become lien on said
lands and be collected as state and
county taxes are or may be collect
ed by law, and when collected the
same shall be paid to the party
who renders the service.
Section 7422.-It shall be the
duty of any person who shall ship,
or cause to be shipped, into this
state, any fruit trees, queensware
or other property of any kind or
description packed in or with straw
or grass of any kind, to burn said
straw or grass at the time of un-
the same, and if any such
person shall not destroy such
grass or straw, he shall be deemed |
guilty of a misdemeanor.
Section 7432.-Any person who
shall, knowingly, vend any grass
Or other seed, among which there
is any seed of the Canada thistle,
shall be deemed guilty of a INSIDE
neanor.
Section 7424.-It shall be the
iuty of the prosecuting attorney
If the county to prosecute all ac-
ions brought under this chap
jer.
Section 7425.-Every road over
seer or other person having charge
If streets, roads or highways, who
shall refuse or neglect to discharge
he duties imposed on him by the
of this chapter, shall be